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World History
Chapter 17 European Renaissance and Reformation
Term | Definition |
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Renaissance | movement which renewed interest in classical culture led to changes in art, learning and view of the world. |
Humanism | movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements. |
Secular | concerned with worldly matters rather and spiritual matters. |
Patrons | a person who supports artists, especially financially. |
Perspective | an artists technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface. |
Leonardo da Vinci | Painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist. |
Michelangelo | He excelled as a painter, sculptor, architect and a poet. |
Vernacular | the everyday or native language of people in a region. |
Johann Gutengerg | developed the first printing press. |
William Shakespeare | greatest play writer of all time. |
Thomas More | wrote book called Utopia |
Machiavelli | he wrote The Prince |
Reformation | lead to the founding of christian churches that rejected the popes authority |
Indulgences | a pardon releasing a person from punishments due to a sin. |
Martin Luther | taught scripture at the University of Wittenburg |
Peace of Augsburg | 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler. |
Protestant | a member of a christian church founded on the principles of The Reformation. |
Anglican Church | Church of England formed when the king wanted to remarry, so he made a law that the king is the leader not the pope. |
Annul | to concede or set aside. |
John Calvin | taught that salvation was predestined. |
Predestination | the doctrine that God has decided on things beforehand including which pope will be eternally saved. |
Theocracy | a government controlled by religious leaders. |
Huguenots | Calvins followers in France. |
Presbyterians | members of protestant church founded on the teachings of John Knox. |
Anabaptists | protestant members during the reformation that believed in baptizing. |
Catholic Reformation | movement helping catholics to remain loyal within the catholic church. |
Jesuits | members if the society of Jesus, a roman catholic religious order founded by Igneaous of Loyola. |
Council of Trent | a meeting of roman catholic leaders called by Paul III to rule doctrines criticized by protestant reformers. |
Medici | Ruling family of Florence. |